Shelving support



May 8, 1954 A I. s. BROCHSTEIN 2,678,793

SHELVING SUPPORT Filed Oct. 30, 1950 5-. Isaac 5. Brochsze/n INVENTOR.

BY $1171 Mam ATTORNEV Patented May 18, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE SHE-LVING SUPPORT Isaac S. Brochstein, Houston, Tex. Application October 30, 1950, Serial No. 193,007

Claims.

The invention relates to a shelf construction and more particularly to an improved shelving support construction.

Various devices have been proposed in the past to provide support brackets for shelves. These prior devices have been somewhat cumbersome, complicated and expensive to produce. Furthermore, a great deal of unnecessary difficulty is encountered in assembling the bulky parts together by a large number of bolts or the like.

A primary object of the instant invention is to provide a shelving support construction which may readily be positioned on the wall of a closet, pantry or the like.

A still further object of the invention is to provide in a shelving support construction a pair of spaced brackets adapted to be mounted on the wall of the closet, there being a shelf support secured in said brackets to support a shelf thereon.

A still further object of the invention is to provide in a shelving support construction wherein a shelf support is secured on brackets mounted on the wall of a closet, a hook integral with said shelving support at one end thereof adapted to engage one of the brackets, and a removable clip engaged in the other of said brackets to support the opposite end of the shelf support.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a shelving support construction wherein a plurality of shelves can be supported at desired spaced intervals, said construction including a pair of brackets and a shelf support having an integral hook at one end to engage in one of the brackets and a separate clip engaged in the other of said brackets to retain the shelf support aligned properly.

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a simple yet sturdy construction to support a shelf in a closet.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from a consideration of the following description and drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating a form of the invention as being mounted on a portion of a wall panel;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view showing in enlarged detail the construction of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of 2 Fig. 2 illustrating the relationship of the brackets and shelf support;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and illustrates the shelf support and integral hook associated therewith;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3 and shows the opposite end of the shelf support as being mounted on the brackette clip;

Fig. 6 illustrates a modification of the construction of the bracket clip shown in Fig. 5.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 1 and comprises the U-shaped brackets 2 mounted in spaced relationship in the channels 3 of the panel 4. The U-shaped bracket 2 comprises the web 5 joining the legs 6 and 1 extending in the same direction from the web to form a hollow portion 5'. Extending longi tudinally of the web, and at spaced intervals are the elongated openings 8 providing access to the hollow 5' in which the shelving support denoted generally by 9 is supported.

The shelving support 9 is formed of two intersecting and connected portions H and I2 with the hook or clip l3 on one end thereof and integral therewith. The hook or clip is formed in the support 9 by the reversed bent portion l5 which is provided with a cutaway It to form the ledge or lip H to engage through the opening 8 and in hollow 5. This retains one end ll of the support 9 on the bracket and the opposite end It! of such support may be aligned therewith by positioning the clip IS in the proper opening 8 so that it engages and retains the other end ill of the support 9 at the proper elevation.

Attention is directed to the construction illustrated in the drawings in that the hook I3 is integral with the support 9 while the clip i9 isa separate unit. This facilitates the positioning and removal of the shelving support upon the brackets 2.

The portion 12 of the support 9 extends laterally substantially at a right angle from the portion H and forms'a retaining means to receive the end of the shelf 22 thereon as indicated in Fig. 1. The portion I2 includes the stop 23 on one end thereof to prevent the shelf from slipping off the support. If desired, rubber pads 24 may be positioned in the portion 12 of the support 9 to receive the shelf.

It is to be noted that when the brackets '2 are positioned in the channels 3 the openings 8 in each bracket are horizontally aligned so that when the hook I 3 and clip l9 are positioned in the correct openings 8 in each of the brackets, the support 9 will be properly aligned to receive the shelf 22. If it is desired to change the vertical distance between the shelves 22 and 25, it is only necessary to lift the shelf ofi the support 9 whereupon such support may be disengaged from the brackets and the hook on support 9 and clip l9 re-inserted in the brackets at a suitable elevation to give the desired vertical distance between the shelves.

From the foregoing it readily appears that a construction is provided wherein the vertical distance between a plurality of shelves in a closet, pantry or the like may be adjusted quickly and easily.

The brackets 2 may be secured in the channels 3 by any suitable means such as the screws 26 and the web of the bracket 2 may be flush with the surface 28 of the panel 4 which improves the appearance of the construction and eliminates projections from the surface 28 which may interfere with the placing of material or objects on the shelves or which might present sharp corners which might cut any person gaining access to the shelf.

The clip i9 illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 may be of any suitable construction and is preferably provided with a cut-away portion 30 to provide the lips 3i and 32 which engage and over-hang on the web 5 of the bracket 2 when such clips are engaged in the opening 8. To remove the clips [9 from the opening, it is only necessary to lift the support 9 therefrom and to exert a pull upwardly and outwardly to withdraw the clip from the hollow portion between the legs 5 and i and web 5 of bracket 2.

Broadly the invention contemplates a shelving support construction which may be easily and quickly positioned on a wall panel and which may in turn be adjusted to various vertical positions on the wall panel as desired.

What is claimed is:

l. A shelf support construction comprising a pair of U-shaped brackets to be mounted in parallel, vertically extending, spaced apart relationships, elongated openings in the web of the U of each bracket and extending longitudinally thereof at spaced intervals, the openings in one bracket being aligned with the openings in the other bracket, a shelf support, a hook integrally formed on one end of said support to engage in said openings in one bracket and secure said support on said one of said brackets, a separate clip removably secured in an openingin the other of said brackets and extending outwardly therefrom to support the other end of said shelf support aligned with the end supported by said hook and positioned entirely below said other end of said support, said shelf support including two angularly disposed and connected legs, one of said legs providing a horizontally extending surface to form a shelf retaining means and including a stop on one end thereof.

2. An adjustable shelving support comprising, a pair of U-shaped brackets to be mounted in parallel, vertically extending, variously spaced apart relationships, openings in said brackets extending longitudinally thereof, a shelf support extending between said brackets, said shelf support including two angularly disposed and connected legs, with one of said legs extending laterally at right angle with respect to the other leg to form a retaining horizontally extending, supporting means for a shelf, a hook integral with and secured on one end of said other leg for engagement in an opening of one of said brackets, said hook being formed by a reverse bend portion which extends from said other leg in the opposite direction from said one leg, and a clip non-integral with said shelf support and engaged in an opening of the other of said U- shaped brackets to provide a horizontally extending surface for supporting said shelf support and positioned entirely below said other end of said support.

3. For employment with a shelf structure having vertically extending spaced apart grooves in the inner sides of each of its ends, a shelving support comprising, channel means in said grooves with the webs thereof substantially flush with the inner surfaces of said ends and having uniformly shaped slots in the webs thereof, said slots being uniformly vertically spaced apart, runners each comprising a vertical strip having a hook on the forward end thereof to engage slots in the forward channels and a horizontal strip connected to the after end of said vertical strip having an upwardly extending stop on the forward end thereof, and a separate clip to hook into the rear channel slots and adapted, when weighted, to present horizontally extending surfaces to support said horizontal strips, whereby, when said channels are in said grooves with the slots thereof in vertical alignment and when said runners are connected to said channels at each end of said shelf structure to place said horizontal strips thereof in vertical alignment, a shelf may be placed on such aligned strips to present a horizontal shelf surface while said stop restrains said shelf against forward displacement, said adjoined vertical and horizontal unner strips together presenting a substantially L- shaped cross section whereby said shelf may be placed from above onto said supporting horizontally extendin strips.

4. For employment with a shelf structure having vertically extending spaced apart grooves in the inner sides of each of its ends, a shelving support comprising, channel means in said grooves with the webs thereof substantially flush with the inner surfaces of said ends and having uniformly shaped slots in the webs thereof, said slots being uniformly vertically spaced apart, runners each comprising a vertical strip having a hook on the forward end thereof to engage slots in the forward channels and a horizontal strip connected to the after end of said vertical strip, and a separate clip to hook into the rear channel slots and adapted, when weighted, to present horizontally extending surfaces to support said horizontal strips, whereby, when said channels are in said grooves with the slots thereof in vertical alignment and when said runners are connected to said channels at each end of said shelf structure to place said horizontal strips thereof in vertical alignment, a shelf may be placed on such aligned strips to present a horizontal shelf surface, said adjoined vertical and horizontal runner strips together presenting a substantially L- shaped cross section whereby said shelf may be placed from above onto said supporting hori zontally extending strips.

5. The combination of, a shelf structure having vertically extending spaced apart grooves in the inner sides of each of shelving supports comprising, channel means in its ends, and having said grooves with the webs thereof substantially flush with the inner surfaces of said ends and having uniformly shaped slots in the webs thereof, said slots being uniformly vertically spaced apart, runners each comprising a vertical strip having a hook on the forward end thereof to engage slots in the forward channels and a horizontal strip connected to the after end of said vertical strip, and a separate clip to hook into the rear channel slots and adapted, when weighted, to present horizontally extending surfaces to support said horizontal strips, whereby, when said channels are in said grooves with the slots thereof in vertical alignment and when pairs of said runners are connected to said channels one at each end of said shelf structure to place said horizontal strips thereof in vertical alignment, a shelf may be placed on such aligned strips to present a horizontal shelf surface, said adjoined vertical and horizontal runner strips together presenting a substantially L-shaped cross section whereby said shelf may be placed from above onto said supporting horizontally extending strips, said structure including a plu- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,504,523 Sherer Aug. 12, 1924 2,264,558 Vanderveld Dec. 2, 1941 2,291,185 Clouse July 28, 1942 2,297,087 Vanderveld Sept. 29, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 475,281 Great Britain Nov. 17, 1937 

